Articles by ‘Helen Childs’

In this mesothelioma claim case, Maggie Powell,associate in our Industrial Diseases team, successfully settled a mesothelioma compensation claim for our client who had been exposed to asbestos when working at Monsanto Chemicals Ltd aka the Ruabon Works in North Wales.

Asbestos claims expert Helen Childs analysed the statistics released recently by Health and Safety Executor (HSE), Great Britain’s independent regulator for work-related health, safety and illness. HSE’s data shows that the impact of mesothelioma from asbestos exposure many decades ago is not yet in decline.

In this mesothelioma claim case, Helen Childs, partner and head of our Industrial Diseases team, successfully settled a claim for mesothelioma after Mr B, our client, had settled his claim for pleural plaques on a “full and final settlement” basis some years previously.

Our Industrial Diseases team has launched a new support group for people with mesothelioma and other asbestos-related illnesses as well as their families and carers.

We are delighted to announce that Becky Ricards Small, Partner in our Private Client team was nominated for and won ‘Inheritance Tax Planning Lawyer of the Year’ in the Women in Law Awards.

In this mesothelioma claim case, Helen Childs, partner and head of our Industrial Diseases team, successfully settled a claim for mesothelioma after Mr B, our client, had settled his claim for pleural plaques on a “full and final settlement” basis some years previously.

In this mesothelioma claim case, our Industrial Diseases team secured over £200,000 in compensation for a retired industrial painter, despite the defendant company arguing that the level of our client’s exposure to asbestos has been insufficient for them to be at fault.

Mr P was 49 when he was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma in November 2014. He had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis almost 25 years before, and was considerably disabled by his multiple sclerosis when the mesothelioma developed.

Our Industrial Diseases team settled a mesothelioma claim for a former shipbuilder for just under £200K within nine months.

Our Industrial Diseases team secured over £400k in settlement for a secondary exposure mesothelioma claim for the wife of former Westbury Cement manager within 13 months and just days before trial.